Over the last few years I haven't had alot of time to mess with the machine but am now getting the desire to start tinkering with it again. After a few songs of play, the issue came back. The second time the "jukebox repair technician" came out, he replaced the Mech Control with another unit he had. The problem with the machine was intermittent as each time the "jukebox repair technician" came out, the machine would play fine for several songs, however other times (when the technician was conveniently not present) the music would start cutting out almost immediately after I would turn it on. A few months later I called a local "jukebox repair technician" out to look at the machine on two occasions. The machine played a song and a half then the music started cutting out again. During the party I ejected all of the songs in the list to play, turn the machine off for a minute, then turned it back on. About an hour through the party, while the machine was playing a song, the sound started cutting-out momentarily, then the music came back for a few seconds, then cut out again and again with duration of each "cut-out" becoming longer and longer until eventually barely any sound was coming out of the machine. After a few months of owning the machine I hosted a party. When I first purchased the machine, it seemed to work fine. I have a 1990 Rowe CD-100A which I purchased a few years back in Michigan I live in the Cleveland, OH area. I am hoping that you or someone may be able to offer some advice. The PCB on the credit unit (credit clock) can also be cleaned using the pencil ruber, the same goes for the stop plate assembly that is behind the search unit, to clean the slip rings on it (note the 200 mark on the stop plate that needs to be in the correct location for the timing of the mechanism, please consult your manual).Ĭheck all of your mechanism adjustments as per the manual. This can also be done on the two open relays on the keyboard (these relays are under a plastic cover, if it is still on the jukebox). With regards to the search unit the PCB can be cleaned with a pencil rubber (eraser) and the open relay contacts cleaned with a taper of paper pulled between the contacts.
A spot of oil could be put on the indexing linkage after it has been stripped down and cleaned. Lubrication on the mechanism other than the trunnion which has already been covered is a spot of oil on all of the pivot points on the idlerwheel linkage, a spot of oil on the shaft that the idlerwheel fits on, a thin film placed on the turntable shaft put on with your finger, a sot of oil on the top oil pad on the turntable motor and a spot put down the bottom bearing oil tube. These can be replaced back onto the mechanism once it is clean. The turntable and idlerwheel and linkage can be striped down and washed to remove any trace of oil. Reassemble the gripper bow lubricating only the trunnion casting pivot points (this should be high melting point grease put into the two casting sockets) check out the nylon trunnion gear and cam gear for any wear and replace them if it is required.Ĭlean down the mechanism/carousel using a damp soapy cloth and rinse with another dam cloth. You will need to clean the mechanism down, I would strip of the search unit and remove the gripper bow assembly (strip all the parts off of the assembly and wash down with soapy water, rinse and dry. I suggest that you remove all the major parts out of the jukebox and clean the interior of the cabinet with soapy water, rinse and dry well. You need to carefully clean this jukebox to get rid of all the dust and dirt in cabinet.